No. 23A620

Christopher J. Pratt v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2024-01-04
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: access-to-courts covid-19 first-amendment incarceration legal-mail prison-law-library
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether restrictions on prison law library access during the COVID-19 pandemic violated an incarcerated individual's constitutional right of access to the courts

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : 4. During the COVID-19 pandemic FCI Loretto changed their law library, making access to materials restricted to certain times on certain dates and subject to frequent and unannounced holiday/shut down periods. The Petitioner prays the Honorable Circuit Justice will grant this extension of time.. Respectfully submitted, hail S healt Christopher J. Pratt CERTIFICATION I declare under the penality of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct. I further certify that on the date below I place a copy into the prison legal mail system with pre-paid first class postage attached. 28 uSC §1746. Punt ] Ksotente yt Signed -/ChrY¥stopher J. Pratt Date: 12/17/23

Docket Entries

2024-01-05
Application (23A620) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until February 29, 2024.
2023-12-19
Application (23A620) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 31, 2023 to February 29, 2024, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

Christopher J. Pratt
Christopher J. Pratt — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent